Girls hoops improves summer mark to 14-1

BAKERSFIELD – The Burroughs girls basketball team notched a pair of lopsided victories in the Bakersfield summer league on Wednesday, winning comfortably against Bakersfield Christian and Kennedy. The Burros remained undefeated in Bakersfield and pushed their overall summer record to 14-1.

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By Anthony GentileSPORTS EDITOR

Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Ridgecrest, CA

By Anthony GentileSPORTS EDITOR

Posted Jun. 20, 2013 at 2:51 PM
Updated Jun 20, 2013 at 2:56 PM

By Anthony GentileSPORTS EDITOR

Posted Jun. 20, 2013 at 2:51 PM
Updated Jun 20, 2013 at 2:56 PM

BAKERSFIELD – The Burroughs girls basketball team notched a pair of lopsided victories in the Bakersfield summer league on Wednesday, winning comfortably against Bakersfield Christian and Kennedy. The Burros remained undefeated in Bakersfield and pushed their overall summer record to 14-1.

"It was a good opportunity for some of the younger kids to play, because both of these teams were smaller schools and they were very young," head coach Robert Campbell said.

In both games, Burroughs relied on its pressure defense to build an early lead before backing off. The Burros ran mostly half court defense as they rolled to victory.

"They were smaller and we were just better than them," Campbell said.

Burroughs beat Baskersfield Christian 52-30 in the first game, paced by the sharp shooting of Aubrey Hayes. Hayes scored a team-high 17 points and made 5-of-6 three-point attempts.

Alex Simmons had six assists and three steals against Bakersfield Christian, and Chantia Jennings led the team with eight rebounds. Burroughs led 30-11 at halftime, a margin that was extended in the second half.

"Our focus (tonight) was pretty much working on the plays," Campbell said.

In the second game, Burroughs beat Delano Kennedy 48-19. Simmons led the team with 14 points – shooting 4-for-5 from downtown – to go along with four steals.

"It's good to see Alex shooting the ball well since she struggled in that game in Palm Springs," Campbell said, referring to Simmons' scoreless game against Westminster last weekend.

Madison Schiller had four assists against Kennedy. Jennings led the team in rebounding for the second straight game, pulling down seven boards.

"She usually does good job of boxing out," Campbell said of Jennings. "She's not tall, but she's strong and she gets after it inside.

Big margins of victory on Wednesday night allowed more players to get extended minutes, including Lexi Herrera, Metzli Heck and Madison Felix. Felix had two three-pointers against Bakersfield Christian.

"Madison played really well. She just has to get a little more aggressive," Campbell said.

Burroughs returns to action this weekend in San Diego, where it will play at Point Loma Nazarene's Summer Slam team camp. The Burros took second place in the Beach Division at last year's camp and will play in the higher Slam Division starting on Friday.

"It should be good tournament," Campbell said. "Usually we play pretty good teams down there."